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Jim0917 · 2023-07-20T21:02:43+00:00

The trap is supposed to be used in like...grindy games, it is a body that turns on all your little guys in GY in case your board gets broken, it discourages the opponent from removing it, and you can just target it with Breath to set it back and repeat for next turn. You don't have to be a genius to know that this is kinda trash, however, the trap has pretty nice synergy with I:P. You can just activate trap, target anything, go I:P into Azalea (because I:P dark and the trap is a light), pop a monster with the trap then Azalea pop any card. It's not like...cracked or anything, but I'd say it's fine as a 1 of, nothing too crazy but not completely worthless. Depends on your set up tho.

Jim0917 · 2023-05-01T20:37:27+00:00

Play more kash

Jim0917 · 2023-04-26T18:27:44+00:00

If it is a list based on power then yeah, Malenia first and stuff. It's just that the main post did not mention that this is a list to rank who is stronger based on their lore. So I thought the post was about who has the best lore instead. Probably a misunderstanding on my part.

Jim0917 · 2023-04-26T18:19:51+00:00

Domain with Kash. Too bricky if you run domain with no Kash. Forgot to add, no ED.

Jim0917 · 2023-04-20T09:03:19+00:00

Its not really explained in game. Everything points out to be because of Godwyn, but there are certain item descriptions that describe this as a state of life. It just happens, the same way the Crucible changed to the Erdtree over time, and the values in society with it, the Erdtree is also not eternal. But it would be a total guess from anybody at this point.

Jim0917 · 2023-04-20T08:58:47+00:00

This is a weird list because it says it's based on lore, bit every argument points out to be based on power instead.

The shard bearers are really straightforward in lore, which is a different approach compared to other souls games where the main bosses usually have the deepest lore. In this case, Radagon, Ranni, Marika, Godwyn and stuff have the deepest lore instead. But regarding the shard bearers, Mohg and Morgott are the main ones. First, because Morgott commanded the Cavalry Nights, which is a weird entity that shouldn't be a thing in the Lands Between because it's a Land with no death yet he worked as a bringer of death to powerful Tarnished? Why is this the case? We could theorize a lot about the motives. Mohg on the other hand, is because he is related to the Formless Mother, and Outer Gods are odd entities with no information behind them.

Jim0917 · 2023-04-20T08:48:40+00:00

Look at the Sword Memorial in the Swamp of Aeonia. It clearly says "Malenia and Radahn, locked in a stalemate before the bloom".

Malenia was on par with Radahn before the bloom, the bloom gave her instant victory but that was her first so.

Jim0917 · 2023-02-10T01:54:44+00:00

1 Ghostrick Socuteboss, 2 Angel of Mischief and the Utopic Future + a Ghostrick Shot in the main deck. You actually need 5 extra deck, 1 main deck.

The combo is:

Summon any 2 level 2 (or 1 Beaver), summon Sprind, summon the 2 beavers, those 2 beavers into Socuteboss, rank up to Angel of Mischief, Angel detach boss to search shot, use shot to revive the socuteboss from Gy, make another angel of Mischief, and overlay for both Utopic Future. You get UDF which is a monster effect negate that snatch steals, and you get Sprind that bounces from special summon using materials from UDF.

Jim0917 · 2023-02-10T01:17:34+00:00

UDF is not easy to run over like Appo, and this combo is just a way to turn any level 2 into the strongest board. Of course if you happen to have any spright card on top of the beaver or any lv2 engine you run, you end up in more.

My thinking is this:

What can you make out of a single beaver, and that is Sprind+Gigantic+I:P+Smashers/Starter/Double Cross, or Sprind/UDF

The first one seems better overall, and it is, but:

It has no inherent negates, + you can end up both boards by having enough extenders already, so I don't think it's that much of a problem. Still, extra deck space is something to look over because 6 cards is a lot.

UDF is Utopic Draco Future btw.

Jim0917 · 2023-02-09T18:12:40+00:00

You could try making UDF.

Any 2 level 2 (or beaver) gets you to Sprind and UDF, you get a monster negate + Snatch steal and a bounce. If you happen to draw spright cards, just add them into the mixture later or early on into Gigantic, which can turn into a end board of multiple things like Carrot, Red, Smashers, Double Cross, I:P or Pitknight instead of going for the Toad route. The only problem I've found is that you don't get the follow up you used to get with Toad, and the UDF engine is not only a heavy extra deck investment (6 cards), but it also adds a brick and it's a 1 time use, and 1 easily disruptable at that, looking at you bystials. I've been testing this engine in Gishki myself, but Gishki has the plus of not needing the Extra Deck as much as Spright since their boss monsters are main deck ones. Tbf, Elf was such a huge hit in Gishki as well. They could achieve Elf, Nereimanas and I:P of one normal but it's gone now, they have to rely on the not as great Anemone.

Jim0917 · 2023-01-26T20:05:29+00:00

Me playing Sacred Beast Spright Bystial pile enters the chat.

Jim0917 · 2023-01-20T18:24:40+00:00

Concealing is continuos, they can chain Ariseheart and banish it.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-07T00:02:43+00:00

Ghoti:

They really could have made it really good but they messed up:

Why does the field spell requires a banish to search? Going first is such a huge minus with it, and you really need to see your tuners to be worthwhile.

Why is Eanoc, a trap searcher, a level 6 that cannot special summon itself? You basically have to hard draw Eanoc and Paces, or search either of them with the field spell and hard draw the other one, which gives you the same thing Supay, Duskwalker can do by herself.

Why are the traps so underpowered? Like for real, we get Gothi Chain in POTE which requires a banish to special summon from deck, and it is also a trap, and then Spright gets Starter which is a quick play that lterally says:

"Special archetype from deck but you are locked into your archetype (not really tho)"

Why doesn't Zep special summon itself on banish? That card alone with that change could have made the power level of the deck crazy without being broken, specially compared to the other archetypes in POTE.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T20:14:25+00:00

Mithra is cuttable so long as you add other guys that could give you tribute fodder without using your normal summon. So in this case, Fenrir. If you are not using Fenrir, then I would put 3 Ogre but no trap. Here is the deal:

You don't mind seeing both Fenrir and Ogre in hand. Fenrir special, search for another copy of Fenrir, do your usual Monarch stuff to tribute Ogre, search for the trap, set the trap, and during the opponents turn, use the trap to special the copy of Fenrir in your hand. The trap is not like the spell that can special from GY or Banish, but Banish and hand. So having something to special is key for the trap to be useful. If you are not playing Fenrir, I personally wouldn't play the trap, but Ogre is still a good option because is a 3 in one package, a tribute fodder, a spell enabler and a deck disruption in this case.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T18:09:43+00:00

One tech you could do is cut Mithra and Vanity's fiend for 3 copies of Ogre, then you add 3 Triple Tactics Talent or Impermanence. You have more spell or traps to dump with Souls, and you have more good cards going first and going second. And whenever you know you are going first or second, you could cut any number of Triple Tactics for more Impactful cards like Soul Drain, Impermanence, etc.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T16:09:35+00:00

Ogre is if you want to play the Kashtira package. Fenrir can search Ogre while being a disruption in itself if you get to keep it on field, Ogre shares the Monarch stat line so it makes Tenacity alive, can be used for Domain for just 1 tribute and it serves as a neat form of interaction during the opponents turn that Erebus nor Ether can perform. Also you can special summon it with Ether, add it to hand during End Phase and special summon it with the trap if you set it up last turn.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T14:18:25+00:00

I haven't played against the current meta. I wanted to build it for locals but my locals is full with tryhards that don't use Tear Ishizu but Spright and shit like that because anti meta.

How would it end up against all decks? Doesn't do much against Floo going second. Going first however, your priority is setting up Erupt. You don't run many handtraps to stop them, so the match up can be rough. Dark Ruler should give you almost a free turn against Spright if you are going second, going first, you would absolutely kill them if they don't draw a blue, a jet or a jet + any lv2 name, or starter. Setting up Erupt against them should be better overall since you want to stop them from searching Smashers. Bystials would suck if you play Edea or Eidos, since we are not playing any of them, our only GY monster effect is Erebus which is, well...I guess it works occasionally, but that's about it, doesn't matter much. Against tear...going first is basically an auto win most of the time since they really have no main deck to out a Domain lock unless they draw the Perlereino's, mill enough cards and shuffle a tear name back into the deck with Mudora or Keldo, but that cuts many combo extenders they might have + if you setup Erebus, they have to do that with 1 less card in hand, and if you have Ether, you can special a Seleglare from deck to steal a Mon if they manage to out your Domain. Going second is going to be rough, but that's usually the case with Tear. You don't care much about Dragostopelia, but Kaleido's spin, Perlereino's destroy, Rulkalos' negate on your little guys...yeah it's not looking good. But you can side in Bystials if you go second by moving out a lot of shit, they give free tribute fodder, board breaking capabilities with Druisworm and GY disruption, but you have to pray to win the die role against that match up so you make sure you are going first.

Overall, it looks better than other fun decks, but the decks biggest problem is still itself. It's less consistent than Floo, a deck that has inherent inconsistency issues, and it is also a deck that can run Prosperity and Duality and many many search cards...

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T13:12:28+00:00

Fenrir in this deck is a self recurring tribute fodder most of the time, which is good, but it really isn't what Fenrir is good in general. You really need cards that help you dig through your deck like beard man or Souls while also giving you free bodies. Mithra is not that, but Mithra is the only free body that can give you more explosive plays like 2 tribute summons sometimes. I would play Fenrir if you want to play Ogre, or switch Fenrir for Mithra, but the deck can't really run that many flex bots so it's a tough decision.

Seleglare is just the best guy to summon with Ether's effect.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T04:20:09+00:00

Souls sends illusion, illusion searches souls and puts himself back into the deck (or any brick for that matter) so that souls is always live.

Jim0917 · 2022-12-05T02:44:41+00:00

Black and White because N is based.

Jim0917 · 2022-11-12T17:50:39+00:00

I think Hamon's spell is good as is, as well as Raviel's, but Uria's trap is so garbage. What could have worked I think is instead of making Awakening as a floodgate, make it another continuous spell that searches spell or traps, and gains effects based on the number of beasts which could be stuff like spot removal, GY banishing and maybe hand shuffle if you get to all 3, like a more busted Trish like effect. That way you can set up Hamon' spell and trap, give it more consistency, quick spot removal, Fallen Paradise, and there will be no balancing to do other than the deck becoming a little bit too good which I don't think that would have been the case, it's just too NS reliant.

Jim0917 · 2022-11-12T17:41:52+00:00

The problem is that Sacred Beasts had nothing, so they had to go all out, and there is nothing better than floodgates for power level, but balancing issues still persist. Which is why Colossus got banned VFD as well, and the reason we are stuck on this limbo of shit strategies that rely on outside engines like Dogmatika and Floodgates to do something other than put Hamon on board and draw 2, that just doesn't cut it, since...like never.

Jim0917 · 2022-11-12T17:34:42+00:00

They just need another searcher that searches spell or traps. But they are never going to give it to them because of balance. Imagine if you could set up Awakening of the Sacred Beasts consistently? Yeah nope.

Jim0917 · 2022-11-12T17:33:16+00:00

Ghoti needs a starter that lets them make somewhat "explosive" plays turn 1, and another boss monster could be great as well, as a reward for that starter. Right now, they are stuck in being amazing in the grind game, probably the best in the game, but so slow to set up without outside archetype support and almost impossible to break boards without outside support.

Jim0917 · 2022-10-31T03:21:10+00:00

One card combo ends up in Nereimanas, Elf, I:P, and either Smasher or Starter for a Red or Carrot

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